The data management program is executed within the strategic framework of the Enterprise Information program to support the company's ambitions in developing advanced analytics use cases. 

The presentation brings forward best practices and learnings which have proved to be crucial for the success of the data management and Data Governance journey at Toyota Motor Europe, when addressing three key, joint aspects :

1. Getting immediate value with cutting-edge technology. 

• The choice of a best-in-class data platform solution is an enabler
• Plug & play integration capabilities, of the data platform, in the company’s infrastructure is an accelerator
• First use cases results bring the validation of the solution 

2. Building trust in data with a future-proof Data Governance framework

• The initial assessment and roadmap bring guarantee that the Data Governance is right-sized for the organization
• The business imperatives to comply with privacy, legal and regulatory requirements are supported by the Data Governance framework
• The understanding of the data meaning and the data flow is constructed gradually, accordingly to the business needs
• Processes and workflows are designed to support the Data Governance tools

3. People and change - Engage stakeholders in change management through a well-defined training path  

• Create awareness in the organization
• Publish training to build the data skills in the organization
• Coach and mentor on “the job”

Speaker: Carmen Cercelescu
Data Governance Practice Lead - Euranova

Carmen Cercelescu is a data governance practitioner with a strong track on leading highly challenging big data and analytics transformation programs, built during the last 15+ years in big corporates mainly in Finance and Insurance. Carmen believes that the success of the data management programs depends on the impact of the data transformation on the business results and value creation. As consultant and practice lead she is a recognized advisor and evangelist of the best practices on the data governance and data management field with an obsession on a pragmatic approach, well-sized on the company culture and strategic positioning. She combines recent academic degree on big data with coaching and mentoring activities leading to efficient integration of the data governance into daily activities. Her passion for applied scientific neuroscience knowledge, enforced by the recent MIT Sloan certification in Neuroscience for business are key skills to drive to success the data culture change.

Speaker: Oumaima Belghith
R&D Consultant - EuraNova

Oumaima Belghith is a Business Analyst with three years of experience who oversees and drives the research and implementation of R&D projects in the scope of data management and data governance at Euranova. As a data governance consultant and project manager, she currently supports a data governance mission led by Toyota Motor Europe, in which she contributed to defining a tailored data governance framework in terms of strategy and approach. Currently, she is supporting the implementation of its components. This includes defining strategy not only data management aspects, but also organizational elements such as communication, training, and culture, as well as the operating systems and their deployment. Furthermore, she, alongside the data governance team, developed the data governance practice at Euranova on state-of-the-art data governance combined with vast experience and knowledge of the customer’s reality. This practice brings theoretical concepts to concrete and tangible actions while offering an agile end-to-end approach to clients that will support their digital transformation through awareness, diligence, and organization.

Speaker: Alp Aslan
Data Technical Lead - Toyota Motor Europe

Alp Aslan is Data Technical Lead at Toyota Motor Europe focused on defining the data strategy and roadmap towards becoming a data driven company. With more than 20 years of experience in managing key software projects in several automotive industry areas like : manufacturing, supply chain, after sales, Alp is focused on creating business value and continuous improvement.